I received several Ebony violin fingerboards yesterday, ready made and of great quality for about $12 apiece. The Snakewood one took me about 2 1/2 hours to make, and the chunk of raw wood, part of a log I bought years ago, I estimate to have cost me $20. Legless Dragonwood, indeed! It is harder than most, if not all, ebony.
I buffed it for the photo:
